User`s manual
VIVOTEK
User's Manual - 21  
Using RTSP Players
To view the MPEG-4 streaming media using RTSP players, you can use one of the following 
players that support RTSP streaming�
 Quick Time Player 
 VLC
 VLC media player 
 mpegable Player 
 pvPlayer 
As most ISPs and players only allow RTSP streaming through port number 554, please set the 
RTSP port to 554� For more information, please refer to RTSP Streaming on page 68�
For example: 
4� The live video will be displayed in your player�
For more information on how to configure the RTSP access name, please refer to RTSP 
Streaming on page 68 for details�
rtsp://192.168.5.151:554/live.sdp
1� Launch the RTSP player you prefer�
2� Choose File > Open URL� A URL dialog box will prompt�
3� The address format is: rtsp://<ip_address>:<rtsp_port>/<RTSP streaming access name for a 
specic video stream>
VIVOTEK’s network cameras support simultaneous playback of 2 video streams� The 
streaming access names for these streams are: 
Stream 1 – live�sdp,
Stream 2 – live2�sdp, 
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Quick Time player only supports playback of 
H.264 stream, and not the MJPEG stream. 
In terms of audio codec, Quick Time only 
supports AAC� Since this camera supports 
G�711 codec, audio is not available on Quick 
Time� 
VLC player supports H�264/MPEG-4/
MJPEG, and all audio codecs supported by 
VIVOTEK’s cameras� 
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